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Gene

Kwiziq community member

5 November 2017

5/11/17

Do you mean, "hace falta comer" or "il faut s'alimenter"?
The difference is between obligation and necessity (or a want of something).
https://www.thoughtco.com/expressing-obligation-spanish-3079893
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKFTh4tly38
There are instances where there is no difference in meaning:
tenemos que ir rápido
hace falta ir rápido